Word Meaning 方形

ほうけい houkei

方形 is read as ほうけい (houkei) and means square.

Meaning

English

  1. square

Reading

Kana

ほうけい

Romaji

houkei

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Antonyms 円形 Rank 20066 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

長方形

ちょうほうけい

rectangle

正方形

せいほうけい

square

線形微分方程式

せんけいびぶんほうていしき

linear differential equation

非線形微分方程式

ひせんけいびぶんほうていしき

nonlinear differential equation

線形方程式

せんけいほうていしき

linear equation

方法

ほうほう

method

方向

ほうこう

course (e.g. of action)

方面

ほうめん

direction

方位

ほうい

bearing

方程式

ほうていしき

equation

方式

ほうしき

form

方法論

ほうほうろん

methodology

Example Sentences

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The opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel.

A square has four sides.

The opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel.

Tom drew two squares on the blackboard.

A square has four equal sides.

A square is one type of rectangle, and a rectangle is one type of parallelogram.

A square is a quadrilateral with four sides the same and where all four corners are right angles.

The word "house" evokes the mental image of a rectangular building with a roof and smoking chimney, which may be surrounded by grass and trees and inhabited by a happy family.